What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48318 and 48322?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48318 and 48322 is 2.

GCF(48318,48322) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48318 and 48322, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48318 and 48322.

How to find the GCF of 48318 and 48322?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48318 and 48322. After we will calculate the factors of 48318 and 48322 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48318

Prime factors of 48318 are 2, 3, 8053. Prime factorization of 48318 in exponential form is:

48318 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8053¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48322

Prime factors of 48322 are 2, 37, 653. Prime factorization of 48322 in exponential form is:

48322 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 653¹

Step-3: Factors of 48318

List of positive integer factors of 48318 that divides 48318 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 8053, 16106, 24159

Step-4: Factors of 48322

List of positive integer factors of 48322 that divides 48318 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 653, 1306, 24161

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48318 and 48322. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48318 and 48322 is 2.

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